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Partner Compensation Manager

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Employment Type: Direct Hire Position Type: Finance Job Number: 25225 Rate DOE: $130,000 to $175,000

Job Description


Position: Partner Compensation Manager 

Location: Downtown Los Angeles, CA, New York, or Washington, DC (Hybrid, 3 days in office) 

Pay: $130,000 to $175,000 annually 

Experience:  
  • 6 years of financial systems and general accounting experience.  
  • 4 years experience managing, maintaining, and assisting with all partner compensation-related duties and responsibilities associated with a global partnership with focus on partner distributions and taxes and accounting capital accounts in a law firm (large firm preferred). 

Education:  
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance (required).  
  • A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is preferred. 

Type: Full-time; Direct Hire  

Schedule: Day Shift, 9:00am to 5:30pm 

Kent Daniels & Associates is seeking a Partner Compensation Manager to join our dynamic law firm client!    

Job Description:   
  • Calculating and reviewing partner monthly and annual cash distributions, working closely with finance, and tax departments to ensure effective and timely distribution process. 
  • Reviewing/issuing monthly statements to partners, including detailed breakdowns of gross distributions, deductions, and capital account balances.  
  • Ensuring proper tax withholdings are made for all partner distributions and handling any necessary tax reporting. 
  • Reviewing partner capital accounts and updating compensation schedules on a monthly basis; conducting reconciliations. 
  • Serving as the primary point of contact for the administrative aspects of and questions relating to partner monthly distributions statements.  
  • Responding to partner inquiries and providing timely/accurate information.  
  • Monitoring/reconciling partner capital accounts; assisting in the annual return of capital for departed partners. 
  • Reviewing/analyzing personal charge and tax accounts, identifying and resolving any issues. 
  • Preparing Partner cash flow schedules; working closely with other functional areas (accounts payable, payroll, general ledger, budget, and treasury groups). 
  • Supervising staff members work to ensure that best practices are followed, including updating policies and procedures to fit the current conditions of the business.  
  • Developing/implementing policies and procedures related to partner compensation; driving process improvements, utilizing technology to improve efficiency. 
  • Communicating effectively with Partners about distributions and other related questions. 

Position Requirements:     
  • Advanced proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Word, and Excel) and in administering Windows and web-based accounting programs, particularly for legal-specific accounting systems (Elite 3E).  
  • FAS Fixed Assets and Chrome River.  
  • Demonstrated ability to work with external audit and tax professionals and with a distributive team and organization. 
  • Working knowledge of partnerships, pass-through entities and fiscal year ends. 

Kent Daniels & Associates is part of Array Corporation, the leading technology-enabled workforce solutions company whose mission is to fix how labor is bought, sold and delivered to enable universal access to the American Dream. 

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. 

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. 

Job Requirements


Position: Partner Compensation Manager 

Location: Downtown Los Angeles, CA, New York, or Washington, DC (Hybrid, 3 days in office) 

Pay: $130,000 to $175,000 annually 

Experience:  
  • 6 years of financial systems and general accounting experience.  
  • 4 years experience managing, maintaining, and assisting with all partner compensation-related duties and responsibilities associated with a global partnership with focus on partner distributions and taxes and accounting capital accounts in a law firm (large firm preferred). 

Education:  
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, or Finance (required).  
  • A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is preferred. 

Type: Full-time; Direct Hire  

Schedule: Day Shift, 9:00am to 5:30pm 

Kent Daniels & Associates is seeking a Partner Compensation Manager to join our dynamic law firm client!    

Job Description:   
  • Calculating and reviewing partner monthly and annual cash distributions, working closely with finance, and tax departments to ensure effective and timely distribution process. 
  • Reviewing/issuing monthly statements to partners, including detailed breakdowns of gross distributions, deductions, and capital account balances.  
  • Ensuring proper tax withholdings are made for all partner distributions and handling any necessary tax reporting. 
  • Reviewing partner capital accounts and updating compensation schedules on a monthly basis; conducting reconciliations. 
  • Serving as the primary point of contact for the administrative aspects of and questions relating to partner monthly distributions statements.  
  • Responding to partner inquiries and providing timely/accurate information.  
  • Monitoring/reconciling partner capital accounts; assisting in the annual return of capital for departed partners. 
  • Reviewing/analyzing personal charge and tax accounts, identifying and resolving any issues. 
  • Preparing Partner cash flow schedules; working closely with other functional areas (accounts payable, payroll, general ledger, budget, and treasury groups). 
  • Supervising staff members work to ensure that best practices are followed, including updating policies and procedures to fit the current conditions of the business.  
  • Developing/implementing policies and procedures related to partner compensation; driving process improvements, utilizing technology to improve efficiency. 
  • Communicating effectively with Partners about distributions and other related questions. 

Position Requirements:     
  • Advanced proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Word, and Excel) and in administering Windows and web-based accounting programs, particularly for legal-specific accounting systems (Elite 3E).  
  • FAS Fixed Assets and Chrome River.  
  • Demonstrated ability to work with external audit and tax professionals and with a distributive team and organization. 
  • Working knowledge of partnerships, pass-through entities and fiscal year ends. 

Kent Daniels & Associates is part of Array Corporation, the leading technology-enabled workforce solutions company whose mission is to fix how labor is bought, sold and delivered to enable universal access to the American Dream. 

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. 

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. 

Additional Information

Kent Daniels and Associates is a legal staffing service specializing in the placement of temporary, temp-to-hire and full-time regular employees in law firms and corporate legal departments in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and nationwide. We staff all positions in law firms and all three shifts - day, swing and graveyard. Kent Daniels was established in 1986, giving us 37 years of experience finding candidates legal jobs in law firms nationwide. Applicants will be considered in a manner consistent with federal, state, and local requirements as applicable. Salary ranges are provided in good faith at the time of posting and represent the compensation KDA/our clients are willing to pay for the advertised position. Exact compensation will be determined by a wide range of factors including but not limited to experience level, education/training, relevant skills, business needs and location.
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